Effects of plasma pre-treatment on surface properties of fabric sputtered with copper
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 25 February 2014
Abstract
Purpose
In this study, the polyester fabrics were treated with low temperature plasma before Cu sputtering. The effect of oxygen gas plasma pre-treatment on the surface structures, electrical properties, and mechanical properties of samples was investigated. The paper aims to discuss these issues.
Design/methodology/approach
A laboratory direct current (DC) magnetron sputter coating system was used to deposit the nanoscale copper (Cu) films onto the surface of polyester plain fabric at room temperature.
Findings
The crystal structure of the sputtered copper films did not show any obvious change on the O2-plasma-treated fabric, but the surface roughness and surface particle size increased significantly. Improvement in electrical properties of copper films was closely related to the deposition time. The tensile test results indicated that the mechanical properties of the plasma-treated polyester fabrics were also improved after copper coating.
Originality/value
The research reports on the functional textiles, and the experiment results and analysis are original. There is a great potential to commercialize such functional textiles.
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Acknowledgements
This work was financially supported by National High-Tech R&D Program of China (No. 2012AA030313), Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (No. IRT1135), and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.
Citation
Meng, L., Wei, Q., Li, Y. and Xu, W. (2014), "Effects of plasma pre-treatment on surface properties of fabric sputtered with copper", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 96-104. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-06-2012-0028
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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